Homemade Healing Salve

Homemade Healing Salve

In my quest for more natural products and eliminating petroleum based products, I have wanted to come up with a formulation that will take the place of the store bought first aid or antibiotic cream. Of course, this formula would need to include beneficial, natural substances instead.

Here is what I have come up with for a Homemade Healing Salve.

First of all, I want to give you some of the healing properties of the ingredients I included in making it.

Grapeseed Oil – wonderful moisturizer for the skin

Coconut Oil – antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, moisturizer

Beeswax- provides a protective coating that locks in moisture and protects the skin, antibacterial, natural healing without clogging pores

This Healing Healing Salve is a good first aid type of cream and is great for burn, scrapes, cuts. It not only smells heavenly, but also has the properties that are needed in an effective healing salve.

This Homemade Healing Salve is great. We have used it on several cuts, so far. It is a great consistency, once it has set up. It remains soft, but not runny. It has been a wonderful addition to have on hand in a first aid kit at home or a small container to carry in your purse.

I just started reading your blog.
Thanks for all the great posts. I do have one question. I only have jojoba oil and almond oil. Can I substitute one of these for the grape seed oil. Oh, I hate being one of those folks who wants to change a recipe. Sorry about that! And thank you in advance.

I recently made a salve with lanolin instead of beeswax because I didn’t have any beeswax on hand. It took a long time to set and it quickly melts when applied to the skin, so it turns into more of a massage oil than a salve.

If you add some calendula flowers to the oils while you are heating them, and then strain it before bottling, you have added healing properties. It is magic for cuts and burns. One comfrey leaf added to the lot also helps. I have always used petroleum products before. I really appreciate learning how to make this without. I have only just discovered the beauty of coconut oil. A very helpful post – thank you.

Your salve looks wonderful – I make many such salves also….and use them often. They replace lotions, lip balms, linaments and more, depending on herbs/oils used. I love the color and natural scents of such salves. Thank you for posting this. I saw your post on Good Tips Tuesday. 🙂

This home made recipe is so healthy and I will pass this to kids who are into making home made recipes! I was raised by a mom who only made home made recipes! so i am trying to pass this same philosphy to them!
Take care
Maria http://www.simplenaturedecorblog.com

I love making my own homemade lotions and things like this! I pinned it and will featuring be featuring your post on my FB page today.
Thanks so much for linking up on the Cook it! Craft it! Share it! link party last week! Hope to see you again this week!
ang

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